City of Hattiesburg HOME Downpayment Assistance Program
City of Hattiesburg Community Development Division
Forgivable loan · New construction · Income limits
Down payment assistance
77 programs a Rawls Springs buyer could use — grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits. Free to explore, no SSN, no credit pull.
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City of Hattiesburg Community Development Division
Forgivable loan · New construction · Income limits
Habitat for Humanity of the Pine Belt
Down-payment assistance · New construction · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Mississippi Home Corporation
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC)
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Hope Credit Union (HOPE / Hope Federal Credit Union)
First mortgage · Income limits
HUD Office of Native American Programs — Office of Loan Guarantee
Down-payment assistance · New construction · Income limits
Mississippi Home Corporation
First mortgage · Income limits
Mississippi Home Corporation
Mortgage credit certificate
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Repayable second loan · New construction · Income limits
USDA Rural Development, Rural Housing Service
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
USDA Rural Development — Mississippi
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Shared-appreciation loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
What’s local to Rawls Springs
There are no programs run by Rawls Springs itself. A Rawls Springs buyer uses Forrest County’s programs, plus the statewide and federal ones above — all of which are open to them.
The closest city that runs its own program is Hattiesburg, about 6 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits — worth checking if you’re still choosing where to buy.
HUD puts the 2026 area median income for Forrest County at $79,800 for a four-person household. 16 of the programs listed here set an income limit as a percentage of that figure, which is why the same program admits a different income in a different county. Published limits for Mississippi →
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